Etymology of the English word habiliment
the English word habiliment
derived from the Old French word habillement
derived from the Old French word habiller
derived from the Old French word habile
derived from the Classical Latin word habilis (able; easy to hold, manageable, apt; handy, manageable; apt)
derived from the Latin word habere (to have, hold; have, hold, consider)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghabh-
using the Latin suffix -ilis (-ile)
derived from the French word habere
